We're just over 24 hours away from kickoff in Starkville, Mississippi and it looks like a total of 6 Texas players are on the current injury report for week 9 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Let's take a look at the full report as of 10/24:
PROBABLE
RB C.J. Baxter - Baxter will make his first appearance since week 3 after suffering a hamstring injury against UTEP.
S Xavier Filsaime
LB Jonathan Cunningham
OUT
WR Aaron Butler - Exact injury unknown.
S Michael Taaffe - Underwent surgery on his thumb, timetable currently unknown.
Texas safety Michael Taaffe underwent thumb surgery on Monday, sources tell @On3sports.
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) October 21, 2025
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C Cole Hutson - Exact injury unknown, but it doesn't sound serious according to Steve Sarkisian.
With Cole Hutson still out, Connor Robertson will be making another start at center for Texas this weekend. He played "okay" against Kentucky as a run blocker, but had a bad day in pass protection. Let's hope he can perform better against the Bulldogs' defensive line.
Michael Taaffe being out for presumably the next few games will force Derek Williams Jr. and Xavier Filsaime into a more prominent role on defense.